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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

The Real Sporer: Filibuster!

It's on. Unfortunately, life on the road this week will get me to bedlong before its over, but the debate thus far has been actually mostenlightening. It also profiles the vast differences between thePresident and Senators and the differences among the quality ofSenators. Thus far I've seen: Diane Feinstein. Her objection wasprimarily that combat in Iraq was killing Californians, and presumablythe sons and daughters of other states as well, and was monetarilyexpensive. Feinstein made no mention of the cost of defeat in Iraq.Feinstein says Iraq has angered the Islamic world against the UnitedStates. Had we invaded Iraq or based the military in Saudi Arabia in1979 when the Islamofascists first attacked the US directly by seizingthe American Embassy in Iran? At least Feinstein cited real statisticsand told no lies. Lamar Alexander. Lamar spent his time talking aboutbi-partisanship and urging adoption of the Baker Hamilton Report.While supporting the Constitutional authority of the President Lamarwants the country to come together around a bi-partisan Iraq plan.